About Innovations for Poverty Action: Innovations for Poverty
Action (IPA) is an international non-profit research organization dedicated to
discovering and promoting effective solutions to global poverty problems.

IPA works in partnership with development
partners and academic researchers to create and evaluate approaches potential
solutions to poverty problems using randomized evaluations in the fields of
health, education, microfinance, governance and agriculture.

We also mobilize and support these decision
makers to use these solutions to build better programs and policies at scale.

About the Project: Evaluation of Low
Cost Schools project will compare learning outcomes in low cost private schools
relative to other available options in the vicinity.

There is tremendous growth and innovation in the
low cost private school market and this project aims to use a randomized
controlled trial to better understand the effectiveness of such schools
relative to public school options.

About the Position: The Data Field Manager
under the general supervision of the Research Associate and within the limits
of Innovations for Poverty Action-Kenya policies and procedures, coordinates
the facilitation of field and office activities and functions within
IPAK.

Below is a list of some of the general duties
and responsibilities of the Data Field Manager, to be carried out as needed
according to the determination of the Research Associate.

Duties and Responsibilities:

·Based
in Nairobi, the Data Field Manager’s main roles will be data management and
data quality control for the project’s endline data collection activities that
will be ongoing countrywide.

·Supervise
and work closely with Associate Field Manager who will be supervising the phone
call and test booking teams from the Nairobi office as well as the scanning
team based in Busia.

·Work
closely with other Field Managers and Associate Field Managers on data cleaning
as well coordinating back-checks.

·Participating
in general procurement and logistics for the project and liaising with the
operations department as necessary

·Financial
management which includes working with IPAK financial staff to keep detailed
accounts of all project activities and to monitor project expenses.

·Assisting
the RA in planning field activities and ensuring the activities are executed
within planned timelines and updating the RA on the general progress of project
activities.

·Public
relations which includes building and maintaining relationships with county
administrators and community officials as well as representing the project and
IPA-K at conferences and stakeholder meetings in coordination with the RA.

·Well
organized, detail-oriented, able to prioritize, and manage multiple tasks
simultaneously with minimal supervision. Ability to work independently and as a
part of the team with good interpersonal skills.

About
Innovations for Poverty Action: Innovations
for Poverty Action (IPA) is an international non-profit research organization
dedicated to discovering and promoting effective solutions to global poverty
problems.

IPA
works in partnership with development partners and academic researchers to
create and evaluate approaches potential solutions to poverty problems using
randomized evaluations in the fields of health, education, microfinance,
governance and agriculture.

We also
mobilize and support these decision makers to use these solutions to build
better programs and policies at scale.

About
the Project: Evaluation of Low Cost Schools
Project will compare learning outcomes in low cost private schools relative to
other available options in the vicinity.

There
is tremendous growth and innovation in the low cost private school market and
this project aims to use a randomized controlled trial to better understand the
effectiveness of such schools relative to public school options.

About
the Position: The Field Officer, under the
supervision of the Associate Field Manager and Senior Field Officer, will be
primarily responsible for data collection on pupil surveys, parent surveys and
pupil assessment at test centers or respondents’ homes.

The
Field Offices will also be involved in undertaking phone surveys.

The
Field Officer will also be expected to assist with office tasks such including
translations and data entry.

About
Innovations for Poverty Action: Innovations
for Poverty Action (IPA) is an international non-profit research organization
dedicated to discovering and promoting effective solutions to global poverty
problems.

IPA
works in partnership with development partners and academic researchers to
create and evaluate approaches potential solutions to poverty problems using
randomized evaluations in the fields of health, education, microfinance,
governance and agriculture.

We also
mobilize and support these decision makers to use these solutions to build
better programs and policies at scale.

About
the Project: Evaluation of Low Cost Schools
Project will compare learning outcomes in low cost private schools relative to
other available options in the vicinity.

There
is tremendous growth and innovation in the low cost private school market and
this project aims to use a randomized controlled trial to better understand the
effectiveness of such schools relative to public school options.

Disclaimer:The above statements are intended to describe the
general nature and level of the work being performed by the Senior Field
Officer- Evaluation of Low Cost Schools Project. The statements are not
intended to be an exhaustive list of all possible duties, tasks, and
responsibilities. Management reserves the right to amend and change
responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary. Please note that
IPA will never request any form of payment from an applicant.